FAA UAS Rules Excludes Network Remote ID Written 12 January 2021

Aviation Today reports that the final rules for uncrewed aircraft system Remote Identification have been released, but “include a major change from the proposed rules: the exclusion of network Remote ID.” The FAA “cited security issues, privacy concerns, connectivity issues, and regulatory challenges as reasons for not adopting network Remote ID[,] while companies and organizations who advocated for network Remote ID claim its exclusion creates its own privacy concerns and limits innovation and progress.” In response to the rule, the Small UAV Coalition said that the FAA “missed the opportunity to adopt a flexible, technology-neutral approach to remote ID by allowing both broadcast and network technology. Instead, the FAA is imposing a requirement only to use broadcast technology, which runs counter to an industry synonymous with innovation and progress.” Despite the feedback from the Small UAV Coalition and other industry members, the FAA plans to stick “to the final rule.”
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